Elements of Art
Principles of Design
Color
Art History
Famous Artists & Styles
100
Lines can go in these three directions...
What are HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL or DIAGONAL?
100
Making things appear visually even or equal on both sides of a piece of artwork creates this prinicple of design. It can be radial or bilateral
What is BALANCE or SYMMETRY?
100
These are the three secondary colors on the Additive color wheel
What are orange, green & violet?
100
Artwork that is created by people who are alive & creating at the present time?
What is CONTEMPORARY ART?
100
This artist was an older woman who did many landscapes in a rather "flat" style
Who is Grandma Moses?
200
A line or shape that resembles something in nature is called this
What is ORGANIC?
200
When things look very different from each other we are using this principle of design.
What is CONTRAST?
200
This color is the complement to red.
What is GREEN?
200
This art consists mostly of wall art with flat looking people whose heads & feet always face sideways, but bodies & eyes are front view. The pictures tell a history of the people.
What is Egyptian Art?
200
An artist that used cubism & a very abstract style.
Who is Picasso?
300
The three dimensions in form are these
What are length, width & depth
300
When we use many different sizes, shapes or colors, we can create this principle of design.
What is VARIETY?
300
Adding black to a color makes a SHADE and changes this...
What is the VALUE?
300
This period of art has arches, sculpture, aqueducts.
What is Ancient Roman Art?
300
This artist painted the famous Mona Lisa portrait.
Who is Leonardo DaVinci?
400
Imaginary lines that go to a vanishing point on the horizon line are used to create this
What is PERSPECTIVE?
400
When your eye is drawn to one particular part of a piece of art, we refer to this as what principle?
What is EMPHASIS or FOCAL POINT?
400
This is an example of a tertiary color.
What is RED- VIOLET? (or any of the 6)
400
This time period has castles, knights, armor. Also cathedrals, rose windows & stained glass which tells religious stories.
What is Gothic or Medieval Art?
400
This artist painted a famous still life of a vase of sunflowers in a somewhat abstract style
Who is Van Gogh?
500
By using overlapping, perspective and placement of objects, we create the illusion of this.
What is SPACE or DEPTH?
500
Using many lines in certain directions can create the illusion of this (example Van Gogh's Starry Night sky)
What is MOVEMENT?
500
Adding white or black to a color creates this color scheme
What is MONOCHROMATIC?
500
This style of art uses short brush strokes and the pictures look a little fuzzy. They give an idea of a picture without a lot of detail.
What is Impressionism?
500
This artist painted posters with Campbell's soup cans.
Who is Andy Warhol?
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